Share screen and Google Slides. First slide, a picture of young people in the past: Ask two questions: When do you think it was taken? What do you think life was like for them then? Have students think for 1 minute and then ask some of them for their answers. After they are all done sharing, ask if they know the name of that generation. e.g. If S says 1960s, they are most likely boomers. Generation guide: Baby Boomers (1946–1964), Gen X (1965–1980) Millennials (1981–1996), Gen Z (1997–2012)

Screenshare Google form and send it in chat. Tell SS they have to read the text and decide on the best headline. They have 2 minutes to do it. Tell them to submit their answers. text transcript: After World War II, a generation was born that has come to be known as Baby Boomers. They are thought to be healthier, wealthier and more optimistic than any previous generation. They were followed by Generation X, a name that was invented by photographer Robert Capa. Generation X includes people born between the mid-60s and the early 80s. This generation is sometimes called the MTV Generation, as it supposedly grew up watching music videos. Generation X is known for entrepreneurship and open-mindedness in regard to race, gender, class, and religion. Following Generation X is Generation Y or “Millennials,” who were born between the early 1980s and 2000. They are known for being confident, informal, and desperate to share their lives with others via social networking. They arrived at a time of great technological change and are perhaps the first generation that is being educated for jobs that may not exist at the moment. Headline options: 1)The best time to live 2)How the young found their voice 3)New generations, new names (Correct answer)

Sreenshare Google slides and send link in the chat. Tell students to go to the slide with their name. There, SS will see some sentences from the text (5) and have to answer the three questions below. Do one example of the first exercise together. 3 minutes to do it and then OCFB. Given that exercise #2 and #3 are related, make sure they understand the relationship. Sentences a)They are thought to be healthier… than any previous generation b)This generation… grew up watching music videos. c)[This] generation has come to be known as Baby Boomers. d)They arrived at a time of great technological change. e)The first generation that is being educated… Questions/exercises: 1)Underline the verbs in each sentence 2)Three of the sentences don’t say who did the action (because we don’t know or it’s not important). Which three? 3)Which sentences use passive verbs? Which active? Answers: 1)are thought to be; grew up; has come to be known; arrived; is being educated 2) a, c, e 3)Active: b,d — Passive: a, c, e

After previous exercise, ask SS if they are able to identify any differences between the active sentences and passive ones. Who is receiving the action? Why is no one doing it in the passive ones? Screenshare Google Slides #2, show Meaning of passive. —In passive, the subject receives the action rather than performing it. Show an easier example so they understand. Active Mario ate the cake. Who is the subject? What is the verb? What is the object? What is more important here? Passive The cake was eaten (by Mario). Who is the subject? What is the verb? What is more important here? Go to next slide, show the passive sentences from pervious exercise. Show therules to making a passive structure: SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE Ask students to identify each thing in the sentences, elicitate. Important to note the tenses of each sentence and the form of the verb to be. Answers: 1)Present simple (general belief now) 2)Present perfect (developed over time) 3)Present continuous (happening now) Pronunciation: Have students pronounce after me, see if they notice first. Content words are stressed while grammar ones not really. 1)They are thought to be HEALTHier than any PREvious generation. Weak forms: are — /ər/ to — /tə/ than —/ðən/ 2)This generation has come to be known as BAby BOOmers. Weak forms: has —/həz/ to— /tə/ as — /əz/ 3)The FIRST generation that is being EDucated. Weak forms the — /ðə/ that —/ðət/

Sharescreen Google Forms and send link in chatbox. Tell students they now need to change some active sentences to passive. Do the first example with them so they understand, do it by eliciting. What is the subject? What is the action? What is the object? Afterwards, remind them of the structure of the passsive and have them organize it that way. IF some adverbs are present, make sure to tell them that they can either stay at the beginning or put before the verb. Examples with answers: 1. Active: Newsweek magazine used the term Generation 9/11 in 2001. Passive: The term Generation 9/11 was used by Newsweek magazine in 2001. 2. Active: Someone gave the people growing up after the war the name “Baby Boomers”. Passive: The people growing up after the war were given the name “Baby Boomers”. 3. Active: In the future, people will know today’s babies as Generation Z. Passive: In the future, today’s babies will be known as Generation Z. 4. Active: William Strauss and Neil Howe wrote a book about Millennials. Passive: A book about Millennials was written by William Strauss and Neil Howe. 5. Active: Older people have always criticised younger people for their bad behaviour. Passive: Younger people have always been criticised by older people for their bad behaviour. Give students 5 minutes to work on it, after, OCFB. If mistakes, elicitate and understand why they make those mistakes.

Share Google Slides #1. Resend link in chat if necessary. Tell students they now need to do the next exercise: Choose a period when you were a child, a teenager or in your twenties. What did people listen to/do/watch/wear? How did it change as you got older? Make some notes about the following: • music • sport • fashion • TV and/or films • technology • issues in the news Important to tell SS NOT to write full sentences, just ideas. Tell them to choose three of them. Give an example BEFORE students start working instead of at the end. Give students 3 minutes to think. Afterwards, have them share. Choose a sentence from each student and have them change it to passive. e.g. When i was a teenager, i was able to watch all sports in a single channel. When I was a teenager, all sports could be watched on a single channel. DEC where necessary. Thank class and say goodbyes.